Performing Chinese in "The Nutcracker"
My experience with The Nutcracker started when I was four years old. On pasko Eve that year, my parents took me to see Oregon Ballet Theatre's production of The Nutcracker, thinking of course that it would be a fun thing for me to see. I remember little of it now, just a vague impression of people dancing and pastel colors; however, I do remember the Sugar kaakit-akit Fairy. In her kulay-rosas tutu and wand, she captured my four-year-old heart. My mom has since told me that the first thing i sinabi when the performance was “I want to be in The Nutcracker some day.” Though my parents didn't know it...
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